What's the Difference between Matilda the Book and Matilda the Movie?
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In the Movie |
Matilda Wormwood
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Matilda Wormwood
Portrayed by: Mara Wilson
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Mrs. Wormwood
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Zinnia Wormwood
Portrayed by: Rhea Perlman
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Harry Wormwood
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Harry Wormwood
Portrayed by: Danny DeVito
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Michael Wormwood
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Michael Wormwood
Portrayed by: Brian Levinson
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Miss Trunchbull
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Miss Trunchbull
Portrayed by: Pam Ferris
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Miss Honey
Portrayed by: Embeth Davidtz
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Miss Honey
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Stan Lee
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Stan Lee
Portrayed by: No one, as he'd fuckin dead lmao
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Stan Lee
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Stan Lee
Portrayed by: No one, as he'd fuckin dead lmao
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In the Movie |
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In the novel, Matilda borrows her friend Fred's parrot for one night and sticks it up the chimney. The parrot's phrases of "Hello! Hello! Hello!" and "Rattle my bones" make the family, including Matilda (who is said to be a pretty good actress) jump, and they all flee once they hear the voice again after looking in the dining room. |
This doesn't happen in the movie (presumably because Matilda's stuffing the parrot up the chimney was probably viewed as cruelty to animals). |
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In the novel, Matilda practices her telekinesis using one of her father's cigars, and it takes a lot of time for her to do so, thus making her very tired at the end of the day. She is only able to direct her powers through her eyes, and it takes six days for her to make her powers stronger. |
In the film, Matilda is able to awaken her telekinetic powers after remembering all the bad stuff that her parents, her brother and Miss Trunchbull have said to and about her. She doesn't use a cigar like in the novel. Instead of just focusing while using her eyes on one object, she is also able to make a whole cyclone of objects (consisting of playing cards and poker chips) fly around her in one scene by simply flicking her hands around, while at the same time mastering greater control over her powers.
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Matilda never goes into the Trunchbull's house. |
In the film, Matilda breaks into the Trunchbull's home twice. |
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In the novel, Mr. Wormwood is not portrayed by Danny DeVito. |
The film, notably, features famed actor Danny DeVito as Mr. Wormwood.
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In the book, her dad dislikes the book The Red Pony, becaus he assumes it's American trash, but since they are American in the film, he dislikes Moby Dick instead, for it's rude title. |
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